giocare

• giuocare (literary)
• giucare (obsolete)

From Vulgar Latin *iocāre, present active infinitive of *iocō, from Latin iocor (“I joke, jest; play”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoˈkä.re/, [d͡ʒoˈkäːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Stress: giocàre
• Hyphenation: gio‧ca‧re

giocare

1. To play, specifically:
   1. (intransitive) To play a game, for fun or as a pastime.

      I bambini giocano in giardino ― The children play in the garden

   2. (intransitive) To do something for fun.

      Il gatto gioca col topo ― The cat plays with the mouse [letting it go to catch it again]

      Synonym: scherzare

   3. (intransitive) To partake in a sport or game.

      Oggi giochiamo a tennis ― Today we'll play tennis

      Fortunato in amor non giochi a carte ― One can only be lucky in one between games and love (proverb) (literally, “Let [he who is] lucky in love not play cards”)

   4. (intransitive) To act as required from a game.

      Tocca a te giocare ― It's your turn to play (e.g. in a card game)

   5. (intransitive) To participate in a sporting match.

      Domani la Roma giocherà col Napoli ― Tomorrow, Roma will play against Napoli

   6. (transitive) To put into action (in a game).

      Giocare una carta ― To play a card

2. (intransitive, hunting, of birds) to respond to bait
3. (intransitive) To have a gambling addiction.
4. (transitive) To put as stake (in a game).
   1. (by extension) to bet, wager
5. (transitive) to spend or waste (time) playing.
6. (figuratively, transitive) To deceive or manipulate.
7. (figuratively, intransitive):
   1. To use (something) skillfully; with di
   2. (mechanics, of a mechanism) to have backlash

      Questo ingranaggio gioca un po' troppo ― This gear has a bit too much backlash

   3. to be important, to matter
   4. To make the most of, to take advantage of.

• gioco

• giacerò